Gehlen runners Josh Hodgson and Alli Sitzmann got lots of fan support as many of their teammates joined them on their first trip to state cross country in Fort Dodge Saturday.
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The Le Mars cross country team crowds around coach Al Engebretson to view the results following the 3A boys race on Saturday afternoon in Fort Dodge. The Bulldogs placed 10th in the 15-team field.
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Members of the Le Mars cross country team are forced into a team photo shoot as the parents in attendance celebrate the team's 10th-place finish at state.
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Le Mars Activity Direct Floyd Athay and soccer mom Teresa Magnussen, along with her son and middle school runner Riley, made the trip to Fort Dodge to support the Bulldgs on Saturday.
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Le Mars' Gage Sitzmann is interviewed following his second consecutive top-25 finish at the state cross country meet.
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The Daily Sentinel's Jesse Geleynse is hard at work as he interviews Le Mars junior Palani Permeswaran following the Bulldogs' first team appearance at the state cross country meet since 1990.
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Kelsey Clay and Yashila Permeswaran, runners on the Le Mars girls cross country team, get curious about the positioning of the Spirit Lake runners' banana peels at Saturday's state cross country meet in Fort Dodge. The girls, along with teammates Kristen Ahlers and Becca Clay, were snapping digital photos of the sign and peels for their Facebook pages.
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The backbone of the Le Mars cross country team - the boys' parents and female teammates - show their support after hearing the team placed 10th at Saturday's state cross country meet in Fort Dodge.
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